Tag Archives: poem

Grape Hyacinth

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Brooke

Small blue bottle on a shelf in the kitchen holds one grape hyacinth I plucked from a neighbor’s lawn. Each day I watch the tiny thing die. This is what I do when I come to the sink. This is … Continue reading →

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Information overwhelm

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Brooke

Exercise in Draining I am training to squeeze (absorb?) information from where it is plenty or scarce. Sometimes it will build up so that I almost burst and I would for certain if you caught me off guard. So I … Continue reading →

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Initiatories and ICHP

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Linda

Initiatories and ICHP* *Intra-Perioneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy I spend Friday mornings in the temple whispering in white, calling down the powers of Heaven to cleanse and prepare women for the bounty God has eternally in store for them. I am awed … Continue reading →

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Circle soap

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Brooke

A plain looking thing fat disk of oil and lye forced to sit and cure becoming something permanent it may not have chosen for itself but holding it between my palms feels right subtle thing under warm water bumpy rotation … Continue reading →

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The Trimurti: A Birthing Poem

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Alisa

My new little one. by Alisa Twelve days ago, I gave birth to my first baby. As I labored in the hospital, I was aware that I would be missing my dear oldest friend’s great big birthday bash that night. … Continue reading →

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My first winter in a long time

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Brooke

by Brooke Moving from Southern CA to New England is like moving from a virtually weatherless bubble to the real world. So I think about weather constantly. And maybe everyone else here does too, but I’m not used to thinking … Continue reading →

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Trees (as in all of them)

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Brooke

by Brooke Tree fixation I am doing research. It involves fidgeting with a camera and sometimes a pencil. Also, it requires strict observance of any and all surroundings. But I must be willing to do some mind wandering embroidery, some … Continue reading →

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The question of evil poem

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Brooke

by Brooke Palm, originally uploaded by brookewill. When Bad Things Happen to Good Palm Trees Take this one: transplanted as an adult, chosen to landscape the grounds of the church. It must have been a good palm tree. Done something … Continue reading →

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Invocations

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Mraynes

Woman’s Sphere Tell me what is woman’s sphere? What path was she designed to tread? What may she hope? What must she fear? What may she do and what must dare To win her daily dole of bread? ————————————– Is … Continue reading →

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Invocations

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Mraynes

Mormon women have a rich, if under-appreciated history as poets.  The art of poetry has been a way for Mormon women to express their deepest feelings; the joys and struggles of the everyday, the complexities of womanhood and their spirituality and quest … Continue reading →

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